E60: Paid To Play
E60’s Jeremy Schaap unpacks the seismic shift that has transformed college athletics from an amateur ideal into a high-stakes marketplace.
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USA Today: Congress pulls major college sports bill after bipartisan backlash: ‘Not ready for prime time’
“The SCORE Act (college sports) is well-intended but falls short and is not ready for prime time. I will vote no,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas).
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Bloomberg Law: NCAA Settlement Forcing Cuts to College Teams in Olympic Sports
Roughly 41 Olympic sports programs have been cut across NCAA Division I, affecting at least 1,000 student-athletes after the settlement was announced by the NCAA in May 2024, said Sam Seemes, CEO of the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
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Sports Business Journal: SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey sounds off on changing college sports landscape
“Not that anyone listens to my football media days speeches, but in 2019, the line was, ‘When you change the economics of college sports, you alter the Olympic development program in this country,’” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey
